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UAE Rejects Sudan Claim it Destroyed Emirati Plane Full of Mercenaries

This is Beirut, 07/08 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates rejected on Thursday an announcement from Sudan's armed forces saying they had destroyed an Emirati plane ferrying Colombian mercenaries into the country to back its paramilitary rivals. Sudan has been locked in a war between its army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023, with the military long ...

Thousands in Besieged Sudan City at 'Risk of Starvation'

This is Beirut, 05/08 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Thousands of families trapped in a besieged city in war-torn Sudan's west are at "risk of starvation", the World Food Program warned on Tuesday. Since May last year, El-Fasher, the state capital of North Darfur, has been under siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who have been at war with the army since April ...

Sudanese Take Free Rides Back Home from Cairo

Lyne Sammouri, 29/07 15:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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Hundreds of Sudanese families are leaving Cairo on a free train journey back to their homeland, torn by two years of war.

In Sudan, the War Cuts off Water and Kills Agriculture

This is Beirut, 04/07 15:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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In northern Sudan, farmland is dying in silence. Since the beginning of the conflict in April 2023, electricity has been cut off. Without power, the pumps have stopped, and water from the Nile no longer reaches the crops. With AFP

The Struggle of Displaced Families in Sudan: Trapped Between War and Hunger

This is Beirut, 01/07 12:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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After two years of war in Sudan, entire families are fleeing the fighting, only to face another deadly threat: hunger.

UN Working for Ceasefire in Besieged Sudan City

This is Beirut, 27/06 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday he has been in contact with the warring sides in Sudan to try to reach a ceasefire in the besieged and starving city of El-Fasher. Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has agreed in principle to such a humanitarian pause, his ruling Transitional Council said. But the opposing paramilitary ...

Trump Travel Ban in Effect, Citizens from 12 Nations Barred From US

This is Beirut, 09/06 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands ...

Soaring Sheep Prices Mark Eid al-Adha Preparations Across Arab World

This is Beirut, 04/06 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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As Eid al-Adha nears, the traditional livestock markets across the Arab world are bustling. But this year, as in previous ones, it’s the steep cost of sheep that’s drawing the most attention. A regional survey by Al Jazeera Economy highlights stark price variations that mirror broader economic disparities. In crisis-hit Lebanon, families can ...

RSF Seizes Key Towns in Sudan as Cholera Outbreak Devastates Khartoum

This is Beirut, 30/05 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan's military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week. For more than two years Africa's third-largest country has been engulfed by a war between the army, led by the nation's de facto ...

South Sudan Clashes Kill at Least 75 Since February

This is Beirut, 23/05 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Clashes between South Sudan's army and fighters backing the rival to President Salva Kiir have killed at least 75 civilians since February, the UN human rights chief said on Friday. Dozens more have been injured and thousands forced to flee their homes in the world's newest state, said United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights Volker ...

Sudan Denies Using Chemical Weapons After US Imposes Sanctions

This is Beirut, 23/05 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Sudan's army-aligned government on Friday denied US allegations that it had used chemical weapons in its war against paramilitary rivals, a day after Washington said it would impose sanctions. The reaction by the government spokesman comes after the United States said on Thursday it had determined that Sudan's military used chemical weapons in ...

Sudan Army says Khartoum State 'Completely Free' of Paramilitaries

This is Beirut, 20/05 19:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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he Sudanese army said on Tuesday that it had dislodged rival paramilitaries from their last positions in Khartoum state, nearly two months after regaining control of the capital's center. "We affirm that Khartoum state is completely free of rebels," military spokesman Nabil Abdallah said in a statement, referring to the paramilitary ...

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